Portrait of Eugene Richards Final treatment Boston Hospital

Portrait of Eugene Richards Final treatment Boston Hospital for Women Boston, MA. 1979. From Exploding into Life. Eugene Richards By Morgan Belodoff

History 17 -year-old Jorge, who has autism Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Asuncion, Paraguay 2003. From A Procession of Them >Eugene Richards was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. >He graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in English and journalism, and later studied photography with Minor White at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. >Multi award-winning photographer Eugene Richards' images have been exhibited in more than 40 solo shows in the United States and abroad.

History >Most of his photography is documentary, utilizing classic elements such as black and white photography and using intricate angles in his work. >Many of his pictures use a tight cropping technique and a mis-aligned angle, perhaps to initiate a sense of urgency. >His work is based off of call-to-action situations such as drug addiction, violence, poverty, and death. >One of his more popular works, Exploding Into Life, chronicled his first wife, Dorothea Lynch's struggle with breast cancer, which received Nikon's Book of the Year Award

Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue 'Mariella', 1992 This photo is of a woman named Mariella, clenching a hypodermic needle between her teeth. This needle may be one of which Richards bought for her, since the ones she had were too dull for proper use.

Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue 'Crack Annie', 1988 Note: Richards smoked his share of crack to get a feel for the subject, which shows his dedication to the matter at, but adds to the controversy of his work.

A Procession of Them separating a TB ward from a psychiatric unit Kapan, Arme

A Procession of Them Male patient Casa de Proteccion Mexico City, Mexico 1999

A Procession of Them Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, 1999. At the Ocaranza psychiatric hospital, a 17 year old, who had been abandoned as an infant outside a church, is momentarily freed from a straitjacket she is confined in twenty hours a day.

Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue Aperture 1994 Clearly displays the effects of ‘hardcore drug usage’ of the 90’s, which mostly displayed crack usage, a drug of choice because it is quick, cheap and readily available in poverty-stricken areas, like New York City and Brooklyn. >Received the Kraszna-Krausz Award for Photographic Innovation in Books. >They found a flagpole in front of the main courtyard in Red Hook where the drug dealers gathered, the most active drug-trade area. The intruded on the area and eventually gained acceptance by the users and dealers. A Procession of Them University of Texas Press, 2008 Displays the cruelty and neglect of the world's mentally disabled. A Procession of Them documents the lives of those hidden away in public asylums.

The Knife and Gun Club Death from gunshot Denver General Hospital Denver, CO. 1982

The Knife and Gun Club In an ambulance Denver, CO. 1987

Exploding into Life Mastectomy Boston Hospital for Women Boston, MA.

Below the Line John coming down from crack New York, NY. 1986

Below the Line Home from prison Shantytown, New York, NY. 1986

Americans We After the birth Washington D. C. 1990

The Fat Baby Infant suffering AIDS Safo, Niger 1997

The Blue Room Near Powers Lake, ND. 2006

Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down Reverend and Mrs. Landers, Hughes, AR, 1969

War is Personal I climb up to kiss him, to touch his hands, his fingers, his legs. I lay on top of the casket, on top of my son, apologizing to him because I did nothing for him to avoid this moment. Nothing. ” Carlos Arredondo. Roslindale, Massachusetts, 2006.

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